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Hobart Penitentiary - Paranormal Investigation

YEAR
2026
PLACE
Tasmania
SOURCE
National Trust Tasmania
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Hobart Penitentiary - Paranormal Investigation

The source describes a public paranormal-investigation event at Hobart Penitentiary and associates the site with haunted convict-era narratives.

Record ID
1,149
Year
2,026
Source
National Trust Tasmania
Index status
Archive detail (not indexed)

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Record context

Record ID
1149
Source
National Trust Tasmania
Publication
National Trust Tasmania
Published
public event page, accessed 2026-06-21
Narrative type
Ghost and Apparition Accounts
Public-text label
Paranormal Investigation
Archive period
Digital Era
Location
Hobart Convict Penitentiary, Hobart, Tasmania (TAS): B
State or territory
TAS
Source voice
Heritage Discourse
Publicness
Public Page

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The source describes a public paranormal-investigation event at Hobart Penitentiary and associates the site with haunted convict-era narratives.

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